Best Time to Drive from Kearny to Brooklyn

None of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Kearny to Brooklyn by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	41	55	63	65	70	67	64	65	65	67	82	89	84	65	58	43
Tue	30	51	59	68	68	73	73	71	71	67	73	84	90	90	82	67	79
Wed	31	40	58	62	70	69	73	70	71	72	72	85	95	90	78	69	79
Thu	30	39	54	65	73	72	77	77	75	74	81	89	95	90	83	75	82
Fri	45	44	54	59	64	68	71	72	69	70	82	86	85	74	68	68	63
Sat	33	30	44	39	43	66	63	67	67	70	67	72	77	78	81	75	73
Sun	33	29	30	33	38	42	59	58	60	64	65	73	75	77	73	74	68

About this drive

On weekdays the 17-mile drive from Kearny to Brooklyn (via NY-9A South and I-478 East) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 96 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 71 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Saturdays (82 minutes).

About 10 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 7 miles surface streets (19 to 54 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Kearny to central Brooklyn along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Kearny to Brooklyn?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 96 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Kearny to Brooklyn?

The 17-mile drive usually takes 30 to 96 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 71 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Kearny to Brooklyn?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 96 minutes.

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Brooklyn to Kearny (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	41	55	63	65	70	67	64	65	65	67	82	89	84	65	58	43
Tue	30	51	59	68	68	73	73	71	71	67	73	84	90	90	82	67	79
Wed	31	40	58	62	70	69	73	70	71	72	72	85	95	90	78	69	79
Thu	30	39	54	65	73	72	77	77	75	74	81	89	95	90	83	75	82
Fri	45	44	54	59	64	68	71	72	69	70	82	86	85	74	68	68	63
Sat	33	30	44	39	43	66	63	67	67	70	67	72	77	78	81	75	73
Sun	33	29	30	33	38	42	59	58	60	64	65	73	75	77	73	74	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	41	55	63	65	70	67	64	65	65	67	82	89	84	65	58	43
Tue	30	51	59	68	68	73	73	71	71	67	73	84	90	90	82	67	79
Wed	31	40	58	62	70	69	73	70	71	72	72	85	95	90	78	69	79
Thu	30	39	54	65	73	72	77	77	75	74	81	89	95	90	83	75	82
Fri	45	44	54	59	64	68	71	72	69	70	82	86	85	74	68	68	63
Sat	33	30	44	39	43	66	63	67	67	70	67	72	77	78	81	75	73
Sun	33	29	30	33	38	42	59	58	60	64	65	73	75	77	73	74	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	30	41	55	63	65	70	67	64	65	65	67	82	89	84	65	58	43
Tue	30	51	59	68	68	73	73	71	71	67	73	84	90	90	82	67	79
Wed	31	40	58	62	70	69	73	70	71	72	72	85	95	90	78	69	79
Thu	30	39	54	65	73	72	77	77	75	74	81	89	95	90	83	75	82
Fri	45	44	54	59	64	68	71	72	69	70	82	86	85	74	68	68	63
Sat	33	30	44	39	43	66	63	67	67	70	67	72	77	78	81	75	73
Sun	33	29	30	33	38	42	59	58	60	64	65	73	75	77	73	74	68